International Beckett Season

A month-long season comprising nine theatrical pieces that span almost thirty years of Beckett’s career. Uniting theatre companies from across the world, the Barbican invites you to pick and choose from a range of the artists’ work; from prose and radio plays to immersive experiences and site-specific adventures.

Students can access half-price tickets to selected performances of the season, please see the ‘Ticket Info’ tab of each show page for more information.

Waiting for Godot

Sydney Theatre Company

4–13 June 2015, Theatre
Bickering, joking and musing on the profound, Beckett’s comic duo try to find ways to pass the time; their endurance a reminder of humanity’s talent for resilience. [More]

Lessness

Olwen Fouéré5–8 June 2015, Frobisher Auditorium 2
Having placed 60 sentences in a container, Beckett picked them at random to decide their order, creating pioneering and unpredictable prose. Come along to hear it performed live. [More]

Rough for Theatre I and Act Without Words II

12–20 June 2015, Meet at the Advance Box Office
Physical theatre meets promenade tradition in these two shot plays. With one drama wordless, the plays unfold in the Barbican’s unique outdoor environment. [More]

All That Fall

Pan Pan Theatre

10–21 June 2015, The Pit
Sit back and nestle into your rocking chair as recorded words and sounds invite you to experience Beckett’s first radio play, staged in a chamber of ambient lights. [More]

Honouring Intentions: The Director and Beckett

13 June 2015, Frobisher Auditorium 1
Directors from across the season come together for a panel discussion in which we explore and discuss the role of the director in the staging of Beckett’s work. [More]

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